Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California and currently employs 100 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-06-09. The firm is focused on providing financing solutions to venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. The company is structured as an internally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. Its business objectives are to increase its net income, net investment income, and net asset value, through its investments in primarily structured debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. The company invests in a range of companies active in the technology industry sub-sectors characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and media, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure and others.
Hercules Capital Inc has an annual dividend of 1.8456 per share, with a yield of 12.3067%. The dividend is paid quarterly and the last ex-dividend date was Feb 25, 2026.
Dividend Yield
Annual Dividend
Ex-Dividend Date
12.3067%
$1.8456
Feb 25, 2026
Payout Frequency
Payout Ratio
Quarterly
95.95%
Dividend History
Ex-Dividend Date
Cash Amount
Record Date
Pay Date
Feb 25, 2026
$0.40
Feb 25, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
Feb 25, 2026
$0.07
Feb 25, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
Nov 12, 2025
$0.40
Nov 12, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
$0.07
Nov 12, 2025
Nov 19, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
$0.40
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
$0.07
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
Dividend Charts
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Follow-Up Questions
What is Hercules Capital Inc's current dividend paid and annual dividend?
The current dividend paid by Hercules Capital Inc is $0.40. The annual dividend for Hercules Capital Inc is $1.8456
What is Hercules Capital Inc's dividend payout ratio?
The dividend payout ratio for Hercules Capital Inc is 95.95%
What is the ex-dividend date for HTGC?
The ex-dividend date for Hercules Capital Inc is Feb 25, 2026.
How often does Hercules Capital Inc pay dividends?
Quarterly. The last time Hercules Capital Inc paid dividend was on Mar 4, 2026